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How are such people (who are spiritually “sick”) healed? A person who for example has a bad temper should act as follows: If he is… Read More »Chapter 2, Law 2(a) – Curing the Disease

Yossi ben (son of) Yo’ezer of Ts’raidah and Yossi ben Yochanan of Jerusalem received [the transmission] from them. Yossi ben Yo’ezer used to say: Let… Read More »Chapter 1, Mishna 4: Purpose of Rabbis

This weeks parsha begins the Sefer of Bamidbar. “And Hashem spoke to Moshe in the Midbar (wilderness) of Sinai… saying. (1:1)” The Ramban writes that… Read More »Where is Your Furniture?

The book of Bamidbar (In the Wilderness) is so named because it focuses in detail on the Jewish people’s 40-year sojourn in the wilderness. But… Read More »The Wilderness: Key to Grandeur

Hosheia 2:1-2:2 This week’s haftorah reveals Hashem’s indescribable love for His people.The prophet Hosheia opens with warm words of blessing and says, “The Jewish people… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Bamidbar

Bamidbar is known as the Book of Numbers. Though the Hebrew word Bamidbar means in the desert, I assume that the name Numbers was derived… Read More »The Little Things Count

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s CommuterChavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1206 What Bracha on Cheesecake? Is… Read More »The Hidden Message Telegraphed by the Word “Se’oo”

BS”D Volume 35, No. 30 4 Sivan 5781 May 15, 2021 Parashat Bemidbar is nearly always read on the Shabbat preceding Shavuot, the holiday of… Read More »The Teacher Class

Friday Night WE GENERALLY READ Parashas Bamidbar in advance of the holiday of Shavuos. To begin with, Kabbalas Hatorah was a desert experience. We did… Read More »Kabbalas Dignity

If you will go in My decrees and keep My Mitzvos and perform them; then I will provide rains in their time, and the land… Read More »Well Worth the Effort